Belt buckle



A. SEIDMAN sept. 12, 195o BELT BUCKLE Filed July 21, 1947 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 12, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BELT BUCKLE Abe Seidman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 21, 1947, Serial No. 762,223

This invention relates to belt buckle construction, the primary object of the invention being to provide a belt buckle which may be exceptionally ornamental and one which will conceal the tongue of the buckle when the ends of a belt equipped with the buckle, are positioned for securingthe belt.

An important object of the invention is to pro-A vide a buckle of this character including a tongue adapted to be extended through an opening of a belt, and a buckle housing slidable over the belt, the buckle housing encasing a spring member that cooperates with the tongue of the buckle in holding the tongue within the opening against accidental displacement.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the ends of a belt as equipped with a buckle constructed in accordance with the invention.`

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the buckle.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the buckle comprises a section embodying a plate 5 which is formed with a T-shaped end 6 adapted to be secured to one end of a belt, as indicated by Figure 1 of the drawing.

Formed integral with the plate and disposed intermediate the side edges thereof, is the tongue I which is offset as at 8, so that when the tongue is positioned within an opening of the belt, the tongue will extend through the opening and lie against the outer surface of the belt as shown by Figure 2.

The buckle also includes a rectangular housing 9, which is formed with a wide portion I0 through which the belt, indicated by the reference character I i moves, the housing being constructed preferably of sheet metal material so that it may be readily stamped by a single stamping operation of a stamping machine, thereby reducing the cost of the manufacture of the housing to a minimum. In constructing the housing ends I2 are Iprovided, which ends are adapted to be bent inwardly to grip the ends I3 of the spring member I4, the connection :between the spring member I4 and ends I2 being such that slight movement of the ends I3 of the spring member I4 will be permitted.

When it is desired to secure the ends of the belt together, the tongue 1 is inserted through an opening of the belt. in a manner as shown by Figure 2 of the drawing. The housing 0 is now slid to a position over the tongue to engage the tongue and exert pressure against the tongue to prevent the ends of the belt being pulled apart, under normal conditions.

When it is desired to separate the ends of the belt the housing will be moved away from the tongue l, whereupon the tongue I may now be withdrawn from the opening. i

It might be further stated that in the construction of the housing, side flanges I5 are provided on the outer section of the housing, which flanges are forced over the flanges i 0 which extend from the inner section of the housing, the flanges IE being slightly curved so that the iianges I5 and IE will interlock when moved together.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a belt buckle which may be readily and easily operated to secure the ends of a belt together, and one which will securely hold the ends of the belt together. It will also be noted that the outer surface of the belt buckle presents a space for an ornamental design, such as initials or the like, to the end that the buckle will be exceptionally attractive.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A buckle embodying a tongue plate secured to one end of a belt, a tongue extending from one end of the tongue plate, said tongue being offset with respect to the plate for positioning through an opening in the opposite end of the belt with the end of the tongue overlying the belt in close engagement therewith, a tubular housing slidable over the belt and tongue, said housing being substantially larger than the belt providing a wide spring spaced between one wall of the housing and belt portions of said housing being curved inwardly at the ends of the housing, a spring member fitted within the housing within the space between the tongue and casing, the ends of the spring member being fitted within the inwardly curved portions of the housing, holding -said spring member in position, said spring member having a central bulging portion engaging the tongue at a point adjacent to the point of contact of said tongue with the edge of the opening in the belt in which said tongue is held, securing the tongue within the opening.

ABE SEIDlWAN.

REFERENCES CTED The following references are of record Yin the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 655,858 Ettinger Aug. 14, 1900 1,018,880 Cooper Feb. 27, 1912 1,658,053 Kollstede Feb. '7, 1928 2,130,693 Nashe et al Sept. 20, 1938 

